James Balfour of Whittingehame
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James Balfour of Whittingehame was a Scottish landowner and politician from an influential East Lothian family in the 18th–19th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Balfour of Whittingehame canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15847396 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Balfour of Whittingehame Context triple: [James Maitland Balfour, father, James Balfour of Whittingehame]
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A.
Archibald Johnston of Wariston
Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
George Douglas of Pittendreich
George Douglas of Pittendreich was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family and the father of James Douglas, who became the 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland.
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C.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a British colonial administrator and politician who served in high-ranking roles in India during the era of the British East India Company.
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D.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
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E.
James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith
James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith, was a Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who became the first Earl of Morton in the 15th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Balfour of Whittingehame Target entity description: James Balfour of Whittingehame was a Scottish landowner and politician from an influential East Lothian family in the 18th–19th century.
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A.
Archibald Johnston of Wariston
Archibald Johnston of Wariston was a prominent 17th-century Scottish lawyer and Covenanter leader who played a key role in the political and religious struggles of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
George Douglas of Pittendreich
George Douglas of Pittendreich was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family and the father of James Douglas, who became the 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland.
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C.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a British colonial administrator and politician who served in high-ranking roles in India during the era of the British East India Company.
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D.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
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E.
James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith
James Douglas, 4th Lord Dalkeith, was a Scottish nobleman of the powerful Douglas family who became the first Earl of Morton in the 15th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.